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I've upgraded a lot of films, but usually as long as I don't lose anything by selling the lesser of the two discs, I'll sell the old one on eBay. The only reason I keep different versions of the same film is if they are different cuts. I like to retain theatrical and extended/directors cuts for comparison. That's the only reason I own multiple copies of films though.

However, the number of films I've upgraded is staggering, but I like to get the best version of a film available. I don't like feeling I've got something second-rate on my shelf of a film I like.

I bought both the theatrical and EEs of the Lord of the Rings movies, both Spider-man movies and their Gift set boxes. I will buy the Superman Ultimate box set, even though I own the first 2 Superman movies, the Fleischer cartoons and the Look Up in The Sky doc. I'm pretty sure I'll buy the 30th Anniversary box set of the Star Wars movies, depending on what's on it.

I got the 2 & 3 disc Gladiator sets,mainly because the 2 disc set was already awesome which is why I brought it way back when, not actually thinking that they could better it. And then the 3 disc set was on sale anyway...

I've got Starwars 4-6 on VHS and DVD and I'm not buying another set of them unless he brings out a complete saga set (as I've not bothered buying Eps 1-3 on DVD yet). The only thing that actually bothers me all that much about the last DVD set of 4-6 was the Hayden Christian ghost at the end of Jedi so I can live with the set I've got. I'm not lining the hairy duffers pockets any more than I have to!

I still think that the studios should be made to announce what sets they are going to be releasing in advance of the first one coming out (like they did with Lord of the Rings) though. Surely there's got to be some trading standards issue when it comes to new movies as the studios know exactly what they've got that they can put on the dvds right from the start.

I can understand it with old movies where new stuff that they didn't know still existed is actually found in dusty cupboards but when they release a new movie on dvd hailing it as the greatest edition ever, knowing full well that they've got a whole other bunch of stuff that they're going to be putting on another set that'll be out in a couple of months time anyway, it really isn't that far off using deceit to obtain money.

The only ones I'm buying again are: Blade Runner (multi-disc set) and Star Wars 30th IF it's worth it. Other than that, if I got it, that's it. I may get the Superman collection again, just for extras and lower price than buying ones I want individually, but I'd still keep all of them on my shelf.

The only DVDs I ever intentionally bought more than one copy to keep is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I knew going into buying the theatrical versions the extended editions were coming in several months, but I wanted both versions anyway. Things like Hellboy and Sin City, I just waited for the better releases. I very much appreciate the powers that be who let us know ahead of time about the better (deluxe, uber, special editions) coming out at a later date.

I've got 10 copies of Halloween and multiples of the rest as well. Back when I was big on eBay, I bought or traded numerous Producer's Cuts of Halloween 6. At one time I had upwards of 60 of them from different sellers.

I try to trade in older versions, and I only rebuy if the upgrade is a huge difference (it took me forever to finally rebuy The Thing because I didn't think the video would make that big a difference, but it did). The only time I keep both copies is if it's an Argento movie.

Right, I'm bored and not nearly drunk enough. So, what films have you bought multiple versions of, knowing full well what you were getting yourself into? I tend to get a bit obsessed with certain films for a short period of time and go mental buying them up.

I know our own David Beamish has about five hundred copies of Army of Darkness (I sent him one of them), and I'm sure Matt Joseph owns as many - if not more - copies of the Star Wars films than I do.

Personally, I have way too many duplicates now. Some of these are because they're slightly different cuts, but mostly it's because they're SEs. From memory I have:

Donnie Darko: R1, R2 and R2 Directors Cut. I bought the R1 just to have the correct speed and pitch for the songs. Sad bloke.

Lady Vengeance: Three R3 versions, and I'm planning on buying the R1. Mr. Vengeance: R1 and R3, with the R1 being vastly superior. The Alien films: Got the Legacy boxed set, then bought the 'Quadrilogy'. The Matrix films: Again, bought all of the individual titles (including Animatrix), then the uber-set. Pulp Fiction: R4 and R1 R1 UE. Jackie Brown: R4 and R1 UE. Sin City: Couldn;t wait for the extended edition, so I have both R1's. Hellboy: R1 theatrical and director's cuts. Hero: R3 theatrical and director's cuts. Mr. Vampire: R2 and R3 SE. RoboCop: R0 Criterion and R2 MGM. Shaolin Soccer: R3 HK and Korean UE. Star Wars 4-6: More than I care to mention. The Thing: R2 and R1 SE. Ichi the Killer: UK R2 for the commentary and uncut Dutch R2.